Roundup: Developments in Righthaven copyright suits

Las Vegas copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC is promoting itself with a newly-active website, righthaven.com. On its website, Righthaven calls itself "the nation's pre-eminent copyright enforcer." Competitors like Attributor Corp. and the US Copyright Group may beg to differ ...

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Has Righthaven been so busy filing and settling lawsuits that it forgot to renew its state business license?

Its status with the Nevada Secretary of State as of Monday was listed as "default" after the license expired Jan. 31. Net Sortie Systems LLC, Las Vegas attorney Steven Gibson's company that co-owns Righthaven, is also listed as in default.

Gibson's partner in Righthaven is SI Content Monitor LLC of Little Rock, Ark., which is in good standing with the Arkansas Secretary of State.

SI Content Monitor is part of investment banking billionaire Warren Stephens' group of companies. The Stephens family also owns a chain of newspapers including the Las Vegas Review-Journal -- one of Righthaven's copyright enforcement partners.